Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended												3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 12, 2012 BRL	Mar. 31, 2013 Tecumseh Michigan Facility [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Brazil [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Brazil [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Europe [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Europe [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Letter of Credit [Member] Domestic Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Letter of Credit [Member] Domestic Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Letter of Credit [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Letter of Credit [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Discounted receivables sold with limited recourse								$ 10,300,000	$ 11,900,000	$ 0	$ 0
Discount rate								6.20%	6.10%
Noncancelable purchase commitments	35,100,000	24,800,000
Outstanding letters of credit												3,400,000	3,400,000	9,800,000	8,700,000
Litigation Settlement, Expense			7,000,000
Adjusted notice and administrative costs					150,000
Notice and administrative costs			250,000
Amount in controversy						1,000,000
Environmental remediation	2,700,000			2,900,000			1,300,000
Environmental Investigation Efforts	9 months
Term of Remediation Cost Cap insurance				30 years												15 months	21 months
Remediation Cost Cap insurance				100,000,000
Environmental Site Liability insurance				$ 20,000,000